Annotation:Lost Boy

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LOST BOY. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). A tune from the repertoire of John M. Salyer (1882-1952, Salyersville, Magoffin County, Ky.). Salyer also played a reel by the name of "Lost Girl," a more common tune than his "Lost Boy." Fiddler Bruce Molsky, commenting in Fiddler Magazine [1997-09-01], says: ""Lost Boy" is pretty much "Lost Girl," but with the first part being in 9-time instead of 8."

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Recorded sources: Berea College Appalachian Center AC003, “John M. Salyer: Home Recordings 1941-42, vol. 1” (1993). Rounder 0361, Bruce Molsky - "Lost Boy" (1996).

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Hear John Salyer's 1941 recording at Berea Digital Archive [2] and the Digital Library of Appalachia [3]

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